The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island’s artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum’s collection. This catalogue, which focuses on Cypriot terracottas, was originally published in 2004 as a CD-ROM, and is now available in a more accessible format. It contains nearly 500 works dating from between about 2000 B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. from one of the most expansive collections of Cypriot art in the world. Illustrations of each object are accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry, including a brief bibliography. In addition, fifteen commentaries make the catalogue a perfect introduction to Cypriot terracottas and the colorful world of ancient life and mythology.
Director’s Foreword
Philippe de Montebello
Director’s Foreword
Thomas P. Campbell
Preface
Carlos A. Picón
Acknowledgments
Vassos Karageorghis, Gloria S. Merker, and Joan R. Mertens
Note to the Reader
Introduction
Vassos Karageorghis
CatalogueVassos Karageorghis and Gloria S. Merker
Early–Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24)
Early–Late Cypriot Spindle-whorls (Cat. 25–56)
Cypro-Geometric Figurines and Models (Cat. 57–61)
Cypro-Archaic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79)
Cypro-Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84)
Cypro-Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93)
Cypro-Archaic Horse-and- Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115)
Cypro-Archaic Figural Groups (Cat. 116–119)
Cypro-Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156)
Cypro-Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226)
Cypro-Archaic Figurines of Uncertain Gender, Probably Female (Cat. 227–232)
Cypro-Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245)
Cypro-Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256)
Cypro-Archaic Models (Cat. 257–267)
Cypro-Classical Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275)
Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-and-Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302)
Cypro-Classical Figurines of Deities (Cat. 303–317)
Cypro-Classical Male Figurines (Cat. 318–319)
Cypro-Classical Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326)
Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331)
Hellenistic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 332–342)
Hellenistic Figurines of Deities, Satyrs, and Silenoi (Cat. 343–358)
Hellenistic Male Figurine (Cat. 359)
Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 360–381)
Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 382–394)
Late Classical and Hellenistic Theatrical Types and Grotesques (Cat. 395–403)
Hellenistic Reliefs (Cat. 404–406)
Hellenistic Animal Figurines (Cat. 407–408)
Non-Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 409–423)
Commentaries
1. Early–Late Cypriot Figurines (Cat. 1–24)
2. Early–Late Cypriot Spindle-whorls (Cat. 25–56)
3. Cypro-Archaic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 62–79)
4. Cypro-Archaic Chariot Groups (Cat. 80–84)
5. Cypro-Archaic Carts and Boats (Cat. 85–93)
6. Cypro-Archaic Horse-and-Rider and Horse Figurines (Cat. 94–115)
7. Cypro-Archaic Male Figurines (Cat. 120–156)
8. Cypro-Archaic Female Figurines (Cat. 157–226)
9. Cypro-Archaic Masks and Protomes (Cat. 233–245)
10. Cypro-Archaic Animal Figurines (Cat. 246–256)
11. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Large-and Medium-scale Terracotta Sculpture (Cat. 268–275 and 332–342)
12. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Charioteers, Horses, and Horse-and-Rider Figurines (Cat. 276–302)
13. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Deities (Cat. 303–317 and 343–358)
14. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Female Figurines (Cat. 320–326 and 360–381)
15. Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic Figurines of Youths and Children (Cat. 327–331 and 382–394)
Maps of Cyprus
Glossary
Chronology
Concordance
Bibliography of works cited
Vassos Karageorghis is associated with the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus, the world’s foremost authority on Cypriot art.
Gloria S. Merker was an expert on terracotta sculpture from Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean world.
Joan R. Mertens is curator in the Greek and Roman Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.